Example sentences of "regards [pn reflx] " in BNC.

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1 The general principle contemplates a model of a patient of an age recognized as endowing him with the competence to exercise a valid choice , and who is lucid in the sense not only that he regards himself as being in control of his mental faculties , but also that he is recognized to be so by others .
2 The flutist regards himself and his flute as one instrument through which the Lord 's breath is blown .
3 But you seem to forget Kinsella regards himself as a patriot .
4 He claims that he regards himself as ‘ someone who has stepped off the edge of a cliff ’ .
5 However , Mains regards himself more as a forward coach these days , and will obviously make his strongest impact there — especially if Brewer is there to help .
6 This weekend , as he took the fight surrounded and supported by fluttering Union Jacks , it was clear that Lennox regards himself as ‘ one of ours ’ .
7 But , away from the set , Glover regards himself a family man — just like his Lethal Weapon screen character .
8 The typical new recruit regards himself , a supervising officer said , ‘ as a knight in shining white armour , which I think everybody starts off as .
9 Lydon 's counsel alleged that Malcolm McLaren ‘ regards himself as a Svengali of these people to do whatever he cares without asking anybody else ’ .
10 In career terms , Sir Patrick regards himself as the ‘ freak ’ of the Wright family .
11 Finally , illness behaviour will determine whether or not the individual regards himself as ill and seeks professional treatment .
12 Though born in Britain , he regards himself as a citizen of Europe and Italy as his adopted home .
13 The State regards itself as threatened by Counter-revolution ; its apparatus of power is theoreti cally entitled to employ all means at its disposal ; the great leader person ally authorises the use of force ( and who dares contradict him ? ) ; the army and security forces lumber in with a grotesque over-use of fire power — in this case including heli copters — and within minutes there are bodies in the streets .
14 A team that regards itself as hard done by and dreams of crayfish lunches at Doyles in Sydney or windsurfing in the Caribbean can be sunk without trace .
15 PC World regards itself as a computer specialist , claiming to be the largest supplier of computer products in Europe .
16 SOME of the world 's most enduring stories are about the disturbingly sudden appearance of a Savage Outsider in a community that regards itself as settled and , by its own lights , civilised .
17 It will also be a turning point in the way that Europe regards itself .
18 Ukraine for example is already stated in its er declaration of Sovereignty that it regards itself as a non nuclear zone , so they 're not going to want nuclear weapons for themselves , and er , I imagine that the former republics will have to quite a a comprehensive military alliance perhaps on the lines of NATO and that nuclear weapons will be vested in that alliance .
19 It regards itself as the guardian of the water environment and has successfully prosecuted thirty polluters so far , with many cases still pending .
20 Mrs Thatcher , however , has remained a mobilizer ; she clearly regards herself as Heath plus , providing greater political will and persistence .
21 She prefers her recordings made live in the opera house and regards herself totally as a woman of the theatre .
22 Liz stands up , regards herself , inspects her hemline , adjusts the safety pin fastening her gold leather belt , admires her gold sandals , pats her silver locket , and smooths the limp , cross-cut , loose-woven cream Moroccan cotton over her broadening hips .
23 She was born and lives in London but regards herself as Scottish .
24 As regards myself I rarely ever tire or find the day too long though I am constantly walking a circumstance which being considered much to my health being better able to bear fatigue than when last I walked over the hills with you and I found your advice not to take spirits very very judicious .
25 They do some quite remarkably good booklets so do n't rip it off by the heading and er nobody regards themselves as aged these days do they ?
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